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Friday, May 1, 1936
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The Headlines
SECRETARY URGES ACTION; Deficit for June 30 Put at the All Time High of $5,966,000,000. INCLUDES ALL OF BONUS Maximum Outlay Calculated for the Fiscal Year, Despite Nine-Year Amortization. PROFITS TAX PLAN BACKED Finance Committee Moves to Simplify House Rates and Corporation Classes. MOVE TO INCREASE YIELD OF TAX BILL
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,907 days ago
(90 years, 57 days)